Michael McClain, a longtime confidant of ex-speaker Michael Madigan, was a smart and diligent lobbyist who never agreed to or ...

Michael Madigan’s defense team rested Thursday, nearly three months after opening statements and testimony began in the ...

What the evidence of this trial did show is lobbying and politics...,” McClain attorney Patrick Cotter said in his closing ...

In their final pitch to jurors on Wednesday, prosecutors displayed a screenshot from an undercover video: Michael Madigan, ...

In their final pitch to jurors on Wednesday, prosecutors displayed a screenshot from an undercover video: Michael Madigan, then speaker of the Illinois House, leaning forward with his hand out. That ...

The developments marked the end of the evidence phase of Madigan's trial, which has included more than 60 witnesses and ...

The outcome of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial will be watched closely well beyond the ...

The arguments follow 11 weeks of testimony in which jurors heard from 63 witnesses. Most notable among them was Michael ...

Another video played in court showed an exchange between Solis ... Co-defendant Mike McClain's attorneys rested their case Thursday. Madigan's attorney called Andrew Cretal to the witness stand ...

CHICAGO — Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics, “conspired to enhance and ...